Federal Judicial Service:Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of GeorgiaNominated by Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Jack T. Camp, Jr.. Confirmed by the Senate on February 28, 2011, and received commission on March 1, 2011.

Education:Radcliffe College, A.B., 1974Harvard Law School, J.D., 1977

Professional Career:Partner, The Law Project, Atlanta, Georgia, 1977-1982Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1982-1994, 1998-2011General counsel, Atlanta [Georgia] Board of Education, 1994-1998Arbitrator and mediator, 1999-2010Special master, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 2000-2010Adjunct professor, Emory University School of Law, 2004-2007Court appointed monitor/mediator, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 2005-2011

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, March 17, 2010; no Senate vote